Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current provision of acute beds per head of the population in each of the regional health authority areas in England.
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§ Dr. VaughanThe average daily number of available acute beds in National Health Service hospitals in each regional health authority in England per 1000 managed population during 1978, the latest year for which figures are available, was as follows:
Regional Health Authority Northern 3.11 Yorkshire 3.08 Trent 2.45 East Anglian 2.52 North-East Thames 3.44 South-East Thames 3.10 North-West Thames 3.01 South-West Thames 2.53 Wessex 2.41 Oxford 2.30 South-Western 2.43 West Midlands 2.54 Mersey 3.40 North Western 3.22
Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current provision of acute beds per head of population for each district within the North-West regional health authority area.
§ Dr. VaughanThe average daily number of available acute beds in NHS hospitals in the North-Western regional health authority per thousand managed (resident) population during 1978, was as follows:
Wigan 1.97 Bolton 2.47 Bury 2.10 Rochdale 2.58 Salford 3.82 Manchester North 7.36 Manchester Central 6.82 Manchester South 7.71 Oldham 2.23 Trafford 2.19 Stockport 2.96 Tameside 1.61 Lancaster 3.44 Blackpool 2.59 Preston 2.77 Blackburn 2.65 Burnley 2.76 Ormskirk 5.45 These figures include both district-based and supra-district acute specialties. The use of managed population estimates does not take account of local arrangements for the treatment of patients, and the 634W figures should be used with caution when making comparisons between districts.